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* AllForNothing: Turns out the probe was a Berserker. All the data they collected to send to it, including one that Franklin got from an Earthforce doctor by force, turns out to be for nothing. Franklin even lampshades it near the end.
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* AllForNothing: AllForNothing:
** Turns out the probe was a Berserker. All the data they collected to send to it, including one that Franklin got from an Earthforce doctor by force, turns out to be for nothing. Franklin even lampshades it near the end.
** Turns out the probe was a Berserker. All the data they collected to send to it, including one that Franklin got from an Earthforce doctor by force, turns out to be for nothing. Franklin even lampshades it near the end.
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* ContinuityNod: Apparently Franklin has come to appreciate [[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E04ADistantStar Garibaldi's cooking]].
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** Apparently Franklin has come to appreciate [[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E04ADistantStar Garibaldi's cooking]].
** Apparently Franklin has come to appreciate [[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E04ADistantStar Garibaldi's cooking]].
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* ExactWords: Ta'Lon's sword, once drawn, cannot be sheathed until it has drawn blood. Once he has convinced G'Kar to stay, he cuts his own hand open with it.
** Gets a continuity nod EVERY TIME he draws it...that poor man's hand.
** Gets a continuity nod EVERY TIME he draws it...that poor man's hand.
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* ExactWords: Ta'Lon's sword, once drawn, cannot be sheathed until it has drawn blood. Once he has convinced G'Kar to stay, he cuts his own hand open with it.
** Getsit. This gets a continuity nod EVERY TIME he draws it...that poor man's hand.
** Gets
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* PetTheDog: Londo's desire to send Vir away - despite his claims, he really is doing it keep Vir safe.
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* PetTheDog: Londo's desire to send Vir away - despite his claims, he really is doing it to keep Vir safe.
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The local Narns confront Na'Far, and nearly start a fight, but G'Kar appears and, feeling it the only way to prevent [[AHouseDivided conflict among themselves]], agree to return to Narn.
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The local Narns confront Na'Far, and nearly start a fight, but G'Kar appears and, feeling it the only way to prevent [[AHouseDivided conflict among themselves]], agree agrees to return to Narn.
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When Vir finds out about his new position, he protest that he doesn't want to go, and that Londo will be alone if he does. Londo tells him, "I have always been alone."
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When Vir finds out about his new position, he protest protests that he doesn't want to go, and that Londo will be alone if he does. Londo tells him, "I have always been alone."
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* OffTheShelfFX: The futuristic-looking crowbar being wielded by the tough guy in the opening scene is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halligan_bar Halligan bar]], a tool used by firefighters for forced entry.
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* PutOnABus: Vir's departure had, in part, a [[RealLifeWritesThePlot real-world cause]]: actor Creator/StephenFurst was starring in a sitcom on the Fox network. He would still appear on Babylon 5 in Season Three from [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS03E06DustToDust}} time]] to [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS03E12SicTransitVir}} time]].
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: Sheridan, in preventing the alien probe from destroying the station.
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: Sheridan, in Shortly before the probe's deadline Sheridan deduces the true purpose of the probe and decides not to transmit the answers it's demanding, preventing the alien probe from destroying the station. station.[[note]]It doesn't prevent him from having to attend another transport association meeting though.[[/note]]
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* WeedingOutImperfections: When an alien probe arrives at the station which promises cures to every known disease and centuries worth of technological advances if they correctly answer a series of question that will determine their level of technology. If they fail, it blows them up. Sheridan speculates that it comes from a race that considers knowledge the ultimate commodity, and only those who have it are worth existing and this probe would be to "prune" those it considers not worthy. Ivanova completes the metaphor by comparing it to a gardener, then quips she hopes Earth gets the required information in time, "Otherwise we're going to be hit with a five-hundred thousand megaton weed-whacker." Eventually Sheridan realizes it's the opposite, the probe is intended to ''destroy'' races that are advanced enough to pose a threat to its creators.
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* KickTheDog: Londo rather nastily puts Na'Far in his place and reminds Vir that the Narn's pride must be broken so they're no longer a threat.
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: Sheridan, in preventing the alien probe from destroying the station.
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* DefensiveFeintTrap: {{Discussed}} as Garibaldi points out this is one of Sheridan's talents.
-->'''Garibaldi''': He can take an inferior defensive force and turn it into a superior offensive force.
-->'''Garibaldi''': He can take an inferior defensive force and turn it into a superior offensive force.
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-->'''Ivanova''':'' If I live through this job without completely losing my mind, it will be a miracle of biblical proportions.''
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-->'''Ivanova''':'' If I live through this job without completely losing my mind, it will be a miracle of biblical Biblical proportions.''
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-->'''Lt. Corwin''': ''Well, there goes my faith in the Almighty.''
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-->'''Lt. Corwin''': ''Well, there goes my ''my'' faith in the Almighty.''
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* AllForNothing: Turns out the probe was a Berserker. All the data they collected, including one that Franklin got from an Earthforce doctor by force, turns out to be for nothing. Franklin even lampshades it near the end.
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* AllForNothing: Turns out the probe was a Berserker. All the data they collected, collected to send to it, including one that Franklin got from an Earthforce doctor by force, turns out to be for nothing. Franklin even lampshades it near the end.
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Square Peg Round Trope - a character has to be established as a cutie before they can become an example of Break The Cutie
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* BreakTheCutie: Londo's dressdown of and [[HumiliationConga humiliation conga]] of Na'Far is par on course with the general attitude of the Centauri towards the Narn (though, in their eyes, they probably think they're doing a BreakTheHaughty routine instead).
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* BlatantLies: At the end of the episode, Franklin tells Garibaldi that he got through the whole Berserker probe situation without taking stims. [[spoiler: It was a lie, of course]].
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* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
** At the end of the episode, Franklin tells Garibaldi that he got through the whole Berserker probe situation without taking stims.[[spoiler: It was a lie, of course]].course.
** At the end of the episode, Franklin tells Garibaldi that he got through the whole Berserker probe situation without taking stims.
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** While they didn't get the store of highly advanced technology they were (falsely) promised, they did at least use the information they'd collected to make sure the probe was destroyed, protecting at least one future civilization from this particular sucker trap, and if another berserker shows up, they'll know what's up and be ready for it.
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** While they didn't get the store of highly advanced technology they were (falsely) promised, they did at least use the information they'd collected to make sure the probe was destroyed, protecting at least one future civilization from this particular [[SchmuckBait sucker trap, trap]], and if another berserker shows up, they'll know what's up and be ready for it.
* SchmuckBait: The probe promises great knowledge to those who answer the questions it poses, and destruction to those who do not. It's actually a berserker who will attempt to destroy those who ''do'' answer its questions, and ignore those who don't. Sheridan figures it out just in time, refusing to send the answers with the probe so close to the station, and once the probe goes well clear of the station, sends a securebot after it to transmit the answers, destroying the berserker so that it couldn't harm anyone else.
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* VictoryByEndurance: This is pretty much the strategy of the Narns to win their independence (similar to how they drove off the Centauri during the First Occupation). They want to wear the Centauri down until they loose the taste for holding Narn.
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* VictoryByEndurance: This is pretty much the strategy of the Narns to win their independence (similar to how they drove off the Centauri during the First Occupation). They want to wear the Centauri down until they loose lose the taste for holding Narn.
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** While they didn't get the store of highly advanced technology they were (falsely) promised, they did at least use the information they'd collected to make sure the probe was destroyed, protecting at least one future civilization from this particular sucker trap, and if another berserker shows up, they'll know what's up and be ready for it.
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* Realpolitik: Londo, outwardly, still maintains the Centauri arrogance. But his desire to protect Vir [[HiddenHeartOfGold reveals he knows what they're doing is wrong]], but does not want to admit it.
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* Realpolitik: {{Realpolitik}}: Londo, outwardly, still maintains the Centauri arrogance. But his desire to protect Vir [[HiddenHeartOfGold reveals he knows what they're doing is wrong]], but does not want to admit it.
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* BlatantLies: At the end of the episode, Franklin tells Garibaldi that he got through the whole Berserker probe situation without taking stims. [[spoiler: It was a lie, of course]].
** When Sheridan makes a quip about Ivanova, she asks if anybody else heard that. Corwin, who is right there, [[IllPretendIDidntHearThat denies hearing it]]. He also pretends to not hear Ivanova threatening Sheridan with changing his [[DisproportionateRetribution automatic shower preferences to ice water]].
** When Sheridan makes a quip about Ivanova, she asks if anybody else heard that. Corwin, who is right there, [[IllPretendIDidntHearThat denies hearing it]]. He also pretends to not hear Ivanova threatening Sheridan with changing his [[DisproportionateRetribution automatic shower preferences to ice water]].
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* AllForNothing: Turns out the probe was a Berserker. All the data they collected, including one that Franklin got from an Earthforce doctor by force, turns out to be for nothing. Franklin even lampshades it near the end.
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* BookEnds: Sheridan and Ivanova begin the episode....and end the episode, in a Transport meeting that Sheridan would've [[TheDreaded literally died just to avoid]].
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* BerserkButton: Na'Far tells G'Kar that his resistance movement is causing damage to Narn. G'Kar goes ballistic, reminding Na'Far that the [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS02E20TheLongTwilightStruggle}} Centauri bombed their world]] with [[ColonyDrop frickin' asteroids]].
* BreakTheCutie: Londo's dressdown of and [[HumiliationConga humiliation conga]] of Na'Far is par on course with the general attitude of the Centauri towards the Narn (though, in their eyes, they probably think they're doing a BreakTheHaughty routine instead).
* BreakTheCutie: Londo's dressdown of and [[HumiliationConga humiliation conga]] of Na'Far is par on course with the general attitude of the Centauri towards the Narn (though, in their eyes, they probably think they're doing a BreakTheHaughty routine instead).
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** Garibaldi talks to Franklin about [[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E11Survivors his alcoholism]] as a lead-in to questions about Franklin's use of and possibly impending addiction to stims.
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** Garibaldi talks to Franklin about [[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E11Survivors his alcoholism]] as a lead-in to questions about Franklin's use of and possibly impending [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS02E18ConfessionsAndLamentations}} addiction to stims.stims]].
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** Garibaldi tells Ivanova that Sheridan has a knack for [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS03E01MattersOfHonor}} beating enemies]] with [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS02E01PointsOfDeparture}} superior power]].
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* Realpolitik: Londo, outwardly, still maintains the Centauri arrogance. But his desire to protect Vir [[HiddenHeartOfGold reveals he knows what they're doing is wrong]], but does not want to admit it.
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* VictoryByEndurance: This is pretty much the strategy of the Narns to win their independence (similar to how they drove off the Centauri during the First Occupation). They want to wear the Centauri down until they loose the taste for holding Narn.
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** The favor Delenn owed Londo was the one he earned by [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS01E19AVoiceInTheWildernessPart2}} transporting her and Draal to Epsilon 3]].
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* TruthInTelevision: JMS revaled that the probe was inspired by the actual policy of the US House Science Sub-Committee on what to do in the event of alien contact.
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* TruthInTelevision: JMS revaled revealed that the probe was inspired by the actual policy of the US House Science Sub-Committee on what to do in the event of alien contact.
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* TruthInTelevision: JMS revealed that he got the idea for the probe from the US House Science Sub-Committee's 1970 hearings on what to do in the event of contact by an alien race.
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* TruthInTelevision: JMS revealed revaled that he got the idea for the probe from was inspired by the actual policy of the US House Science Sub-Committee's 1970 hearings Sub-Committee on what to do in the event of contact by an alien race.contact.
